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June 2019 – New era for “heritage” breeds

‘It’s time to go native.’

A recent cover of Country Life fascinated me. I’ll be honest, it’s usually the magazine’s property pages I flick to fi rst (for what, I hasten to add, is very much ‘lottery’ house shopping), but this grabbed my attention.

My mind boggled at what the glossy might be about to urge me to do, but the explanation – ‘How you can save a rare breed’ – and the accompanying artwork soon made it apparent.

It was a eulogy to the meat produced by our native and rare breeds and a rallying call to support these animals, many of which have been lost or remain under threat.

Read the full article below……

 

 Article by Anthony Weston Open PDF


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